The Anatomy of a Soul

     I believe in the innate goodness of mankind.  This goodness I am referring to is honesty, compassion, kindness and moral courage.  It is the source of energy that lives within us.  It is the catalyst that propels us through the challenges of life- the human experiences we spiritual beings encounter.    It gives us guidance and a sense of hope while viewing the tumultuous situations that mankind has always dealt with.  Hate doesn’t solve any problems; it just creates more. There have always been tyrants, murderers, those who ignored or were misled to ignore the consequences of their actions, that you reap what you sow.  But even though they appeared all powerful and dominant, they have always failed in the end.  For those who disrespect the rights of individual human lives are compared to trees with weak roots.  The taller they grow, the more resistance they will offer to the wind and are bound to fall.  Perhaps it is also the real proof that mankind still exists because good will always outweigh the bad.  Every act of senseless violence resounds with countless acts of empathetic kindness and goodness. 
    Stripped down to the most basic common denominator, the two primary emotions in humans are fear and love.  Each of us has our positive and are less positive traits.  Important to remember is that between good and bad are many shades in the value scale, some of which are issues of relativity.  Wayne Dyer once said, “The single most important decision any of us will ever make is whether or not to believe the universe is friendly.  It’s your choice”.  For if we focus on what’s ugly, we attract more ugliness in our thoughts which influences our emotional well-being and correspondingly expands into our lives.  The World Alliance of Interfaith Clergy states that “kindness has no church, peace has no religion, compassion has no temple, love has no borders.” All of these have been found numerous times in the most unlikely, unluckiest places.  The world  works better when we hold out our hands and our hearts to one another.
Patti Dolezal